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8 R. 85 O. LAOOURSB.

GOAT ADJUSTER.

No. 384,769. Patented June- 19, 1888.

and Downs Lttco Rs in Ooat Holders pand we dohereby followingto: be afullycleaquaud eka ers skilled in the-art t make and, use the'same.

' justed at various height-stoaccom-ruoda- *ferent individ directly fr sistance.

lowing description, incoun'ectio' companyingdrawings, isaspeci plete, certain port-ions being brokenawhyto i more fully illustrate the construction andlar corresponding with Fig.1; but showing the 1 arms and the operating-crank in full; andFigg g3,a side elevation illustrating'the dcvic use, a coat; being heldbetween the arms. i w;

i one end witha bracket, 2, to adapt it for at a wall or post-and3 is an'independeutbracket, -bwhich isprovided with anopeniog torejceive a reduced 1 The essential parts hated by 4, and the upper and lower holding- The specific construetionofthc frame is not: an essential portion of our invention, Inthe p with collars 7, adapted to slide upon thesta udard, a rigid arm, 8,1huviug a slot, at thelopposite ends of which the holding-arms are pivends of the holding-arms. The reareuds of i that .-we, ERIGHARD iti Statespresiding at th Hartford-mud fStat'ef; Con ectic vented rcertaiu new: and. usefulLI declarethe ion of the invention; such as willhe :our invention :has fori bjeo o a device'forithis"purpose which: m

ls yifilltake a coat or map Iv efsh oulders, and will, hold it in position ready p 0 With theseeud the simple and novel device w hers being used todenote the several parts; Figure 1 is a'sideelevation oft he devicecoiuraugements of the parts; Figi2, a plan view l denotcs a standard, whichisprovided at tachment in position-as, for exampleyupoh portion at the "opposite end of the standard. i t Q of the device area frame adapted to slide upon thestandard and desiga rms designated,respectively, by 5 and 6.

present instance we have sh0wn it as provided oted, and a rigid arm, 9, also provided with a slot, serving as a guide and stop for the real" arms-down to the position heavier the coatgrasped, i i 1 1 Inorder to-comp h si r fordifierent heights of pets ns lsi vice, we, provide simple n the frame upon the st w g soonasit isthrown overth 1o erar 1 upward arididownward mo ends oftlie holding-ai iscompres sed, as shown inFig. 3. Itzwill of course be apparent that, as the liningtisontward and thecoator-wrap.necessarilyheid'in 1 a. distended position,- the arm-holes vwill -lbe" 5 held conveniently to =receiveathe hands when 7 it is desired to put it on, in the-same manner as if the coat or wrap were held-by another;

person. The device will work most perfec'tlyifnso :0 adj listed that when not holding acoat the lower:- arm of the device will be abouton agplane.

with thelower portion of the face of the person v usingpih. If adjn sted at this'heig'ht, when the;

coat is placed upon the arms, t'he armsholeswill I be jnstiu position to receive 'the'handsu The; instant-the weight of the coat is l'iftedifrom the lower arm the spring'acts'to raise theeen-z tire frame, the efl 'ec't of f-wh'ich' is toth'row the 1 coat off from the arms of the holder and upon- 20 the shoulders'ofthe wearer;

yTh'e device isadapted for general use; and;

will'b'e found especially valuable; inidressi'ng rooms; coat-rooms of hotels, ibilli'ard-iparlors,",

, I &c. Itfwill begapparent thatjthe various de- 25 tails of construction aresuhjectftoiwidevaria! tion' withont'departing tron: the principle of "our invention, We claima 'standard and a frame consisting t Lin a coat-holder; the-combination; with? .scollars' engaging thevstandard,*an arm, heiv'iflgfw.

and when the coat is re-rnovedl the. v holdi ng -f 40w 'armsvreturn toztthe open .p.osition.-

2.The. combinatiom with; the ,fstimdard." 5

bracketll; adj nstable'tbereon; and' spri-ng lfii' aboversaid lb'racket ofthe frame engaging the standard and resting on; :thespring and bifnr I .catedaiholding-armspivoted ate: the frame-to oscillate i fifth? vertical :pietneandweightedflatitheir rear endspwh'ereby a coat. placed ibe=- tween the holding-arms-isheld in :position to. receive the-arms ot the wearer; thesp ring acti ng-etothrow the: coat zofi' from the h'olding-y larmsmponz the shoulders of therwearer. a

3. The standard haVing Jrack teeth and the "sliding; bracket havinggs a' pi'nionw engaging the 1 teeth; and a1ocking pawl;in-combinationwith 5 5 a-' frame supported by said sliding bracket and pivoted hold-ingrarmscarried: by the frame: a q

4: vIn a coat holder,-. the-combination;w.withi aeiframepofinpper andlower:pivotedfarms,ther v forward.- endsof wh'ichuarehifureated andpros vided ewith holding pads, and lthe rearends 0f wh'ich 'areaweigh tedjsu bstantially as descrihedi-I 5'. Inasacoat-holder," thecombination; with the standard; sliding bracket 11, and spring:

15, of ai frame adapted itoslideon' stheh stand-1' 651i ard fandrastiagainst" thevspringzs; and pivoted L; holding-arms carried by -th'efraimw I Intestimony'wher'eof we afiitc-our'signatnres in-presenee'of two :witnesses RICHARD LA'GOURSE;

OGTAWELLAOOURSE;

Witnesses for'Richard 'L'acourse:

' VELBERTELTHORPE, BoswELL Amxms:

Witnesses for Octave Lacourse m-Mi-woos'rEn; B: 

